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Brewers signed INF Donnie Murphy to a minor league contract.

He'll presumably be invited to spring training. Murphy, who will turn 32 in a couple weeks, batted just .196/.268/.330 over 128 plate appearances with the Rangers last season. He'll give the Brew Crew some infield depth in the minors. Feb 20 - 5:57 PM

Braves signed INF Donnie Murphy to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Gwinnett.

Murphy opted out of his minor league contract with the Reds this week. He could get a look in Atlanta at some point, but the veteran infielder is a .212/.279/.395 career hitter at the major league level. Sat, Aug 16, 2014 06:54:00 PM

Reds signed INF Donnie Murphy to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Louisville.

Murphy will provide some depth at second base for the Reds with Brandon Phillips (thumb) on the shelf for a while. He has a shot to be promoted quickly. Sun, Jul 20, 2014 08:17:00 AM

Rangers released INF Donnie Murphy.

Murphy was designated for assignment on Monday, and the infielder refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Round Rock. He'll try to catch on somewhere else in a utility role. Wed, Jul 9, 2014 08:08:00 PM

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Braves signed INF Donnie Murphy to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Gwinnett.

Murphy opted out of his minor league contract with the Reds this week. He could get a look in Atlanta at some point, but the veteran infielder is a .212/.279/.395 career hitter at the major league level.

Donnie Murphy came out of nowhere to slam two homers in the Rangers' 14-8 shootout victory over the A's on Monday.

Donnie "Babe Ruth" Murphy, the Oakland television broadcast team joked. Murphy's fourth inning two-run homer put the Rangers ahead 4-2. The second one, sliced down the right field line off Fernando Abad in the ninth, scarcely snuck by the foul pole on descent and helped to put an exclamation point on a wild offensive affair. This was fun and all, but Murphy hadn't collected a hit since June 1 coming into tonight. The utility man does have a bit of pop (.392 career slugging percentage; 11 homers last year in limited at-bats), but he's batting just .216 in 102 at-bats.

Murphy suffered the injury Wednesday when he tumbled over the first base bag. The Rangers have called up Rougned Odor and Luis Sardinas to handle second base duties while Josh Wilson has been designated for assignment.

Donnie Murphy left after the sixth inning of Wednesday's game against the Rockies with an apparent injury.

Murphy took a tumble after stepping on first base in the bottom half of the inning, and Josh Wilson took his place in the field in the top half of the next inning. The Rangers will likely update Murphy's status soon.

Donnie Murphy hit his first home run of the season in the Rangers' win over the A's on Wednesday.

It was his only hit on the afternoon. Murphy's sixth inning homer off A's starter Sonny Gray served as mere insurance for Martin Perez' complete game shutout. The second baseman was pressed into action with the Rangers' rash of injuries to infielders and isn't a fantasy contributor.

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Jonathan Lucroy received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right hamstring on Tuesday.

Lucroy said the official diagnosis was a partially torn hamstring tendon, but the Brewers are calling it a mild strain. Either way, the belief is that he'll miss 4-6 weeks, which still gives him enough time to be ready for Opening Day. "The cool thing about it is I can hit and throw and catch and not feel anything," said Lucroy. "But when I start running, I feel it. It's not that big of a deal. These things usually heal on their own. So, we gave it a little incentive to heal with the PRP insertion. It is what it is. There's no reason to panic."

While the Brewers are limiting his extra hitting during the early part of spring training, there are no extra limitations on Ryan Braun (thumb).

This jibes well with the reports that have been received throughout the offseason that Braun is back to 100 percent and that his thumb shouldn't be an issue moving forward. The 31-year-old is looking to rebound from a disappointing 2014 season where he slashed just .266/.324/.453 with 19 homers and 81 RBI in 135 games.

Jim Henderson (shoulder) threw live batting practice on Sunday for the first time since undergoing surgery in August to repair his right labrum and rotator cuff.

The veteran right-hander said he felt good after the session, though his command wasn't where he wanted it to be. The next step could be for Henderson to get into game action at some point next week, and barring any setbacks he appears to be on track for the start of the regular season.